cardiovascular, blood, lymphatic med term

Cardiologist

Disorders of the cardiovascular system

Cardiovascular surgeon

Surgery of the heart and vessels

Coronary

Blood flow through the heart

Systemic

Related to entire person

Aorta

Main vessel carrying blood away from the heart

Vena cava

Large vessel carrying blood back to the heart

Diastolic

Heart at rest

Systolic

heart contracting

Sinus rhythm

Normal heart rhythm

Arrhythmia/dysrhythmia

Abnormal heart rhythm

Fibrillation

Uncontrolled twitching of heart

Palpitation

Rapid heart beat that you can feel

Cardiomegaly

Enlarged heart

Cardiomyopathy

Disease of the heart

Effusion

Blood which escaped a vessel

Angina pectoris

Chest pain

Anteriorsclerosis

Hardened arteries

Asystole

Absence of heart contraction

Hypovolemic

Low blood volume

Infarct

Cell death due to lack of blood flow

Ischemia

Lack of blood flow to a tissue

Occlude

Plug up

Perfuse

Blood going through

Plaque

Abnormal tissue

Shunt

Diversion of fluid/blood

Vital signs

Body temperature, heart rate, respiration rate, blood pressure readings

Embolus

Something that doesn’t belong in a vessel

Phlebitis

Inflammation of vein

Angiogram

Picture of blood vessels by using radiation and contrast dye

Auscultation

Listening

Electrocardiogram

Record of electrical activity of heart

Angioplasty

Recreating a blood vessel

Thrombolysis

Dissolving clot

Vasoconstriction

Blood vessel getting smaller

Vasodilation

Blood vessel getting larger

Beta Blocker

Used to treat hypertension or cardiac arrhythmia

Petechia

Pinpoint purple, no raised rash on skin, caused from capillary hemorrhage

Stem cell

Undifferentiated cell

Platelet

Cell piece needed for clotting

Pallor

Paleness of skin

Hypoxia

Below normal level of oxygen in tissue, gas, or blood

Hemolysis

Destruction of red blood cell

Viscous

Thick

Base/alkaline

Substance with pH above 7

Acid

Substance with pH less than 7

Hematocrit

Percentage of red blood cells in blood

Immunologist/ allergist

Immune system disorders

Epidemiologist

Studying epidemic diseases and how they move

Allergen

Substances that produces allergic reaction

Antibody

Protein produced in response to antigen

Antigen

Substance that triggers an immune system

Immune

Protected from infection

Lymph

Clear fluid collected from tissues and transported through the lymphatic system

Node

Mass of tissue

Pathogen

Germ

Adenoid

Mass of lymphoid tissue in throat

Spleen

Lymphatic organ in left upper quadrant

Lymphadenectomy

Surgical removal of a lymph node

Lymphedema

Swelling due to blocked lymphatic system

Autoimmune

When the immune system attacks the body

Anaphylaxis

Immediate, severe allergic reaction

Histamine

Compound released with injury or allergic reaction

Urticaria

Itching with rash

Immunotherapy

Treatment to boost immune function

B cells

B lymphocytes

T cells

T lymphocytes